Handkerchief holder



Jan. 17, 1950 w. E. KUGLER 2,495,012

HANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Filed June 10, 1944 [VB/ENTOE MEEENL. hi/GL EEATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEHANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Warren E. Kugler, Minneapolis, Minn. ApplicationJune 10, 1944, sfriiiuo." 539,618 1 3 Claims.

pocket with the corners of the handkerchief projecting from the pocket,comprising a body portion having suitable openings therein through whichportions of the handkerchief may be threaded to secure the handkerchiefto the holder, and whereby the major portion of the handkerchief andholder may readily be inserted into a pocket without requiring furtheradjustment of the handkerchief after placing the device and handkerchiefin the pocket.

A further object is to provide a handkerchief.

holder of the class described comprising a body having means thereinthrough'which' a portion of the handkerchief may be threaded to securethe body to the handkerchief, and whereby said device will serve as aweight to retain the handkerchief in proper position in the pocket.

A further and more specific object is to provide a device of thecharacter disclosed comprising a body formed at its upper end with alateral extension having an elongated opening therein through which aportion of the handkerchief may be threaded with the corners of thehandkerchief projecting upwardly from the upper portion of the holder,and whereby when the handkerchief with the holder attached thereto issubsequently inserted into the pocket of a ladys or gentlemans garment,the handkerchief will project from the pocket with the corners thereofneatly and pleasingly arranged.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novel construction of thedevice whereby a handkerchief may be quickly attached thereto in such amanner that when the device and handkerchief are subsequently insertedinto a pocket, the corners of the handkerchief will be neatly projectedfrom the top of the pocket; in the provision of such a device havingmeans for receiving a portion of a handkerchief to retain the cornersthereof in proper order, and suitable openings being provided in thebody of the device through which portions of a handkerchief may bethreaded to inseparably secure the device thereto; in the provision ofsuch a device which may economically be manufactured out of a singlepiece of wire; and in the provision of such a device which is extremelysimple and inexpensive in construction and which provides a very simpleand eflicient and practical device for supporting a handkerchief in thepocket of a coat or other garment, when it is desified the corners ofthe handkerchief shall project from the top of the pocket in a neat andattractive manner.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawing and will be pointed out in theannexed claims.

; In the accompanying drawing there has been disclosed a structuredesigned to carry out the various objects of the invention, but it is tobe understood that the invention is not confined to the exact featuresshown, as various changes may be made within the scope of the claimswhichfollow. I

Figurel is a perspective view showirfg the device only;

Figure 2 is a front view of the device showing, in broken lines, ahandkerchief inserted through the loop in the upper portion thereof;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device;

Figure 4 is a view showing the device inserted into a mans coat pocket;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view substan tially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 4; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a holder made from fiat stock.

The novel handkerchief holder herein disclosed is shown constructed of asingle piece of wire bent upon itself to form what may well be termed abody, herein designated by the numeral 2. To form the body 2, the wirein its normal straightened condition, is bent upon itself intermediate Iof its ends to form an elongated loop 3, after which the wire ispreferably twisted, as indicated at 4, to interlock the two legs 5 ofthe wire and to retain the loop 3 in its proper relation with respect tothe body 2. The legs 5 are subsequently bent outwardly and upwardly at6, in opposite directions, and have their end portions 1 terminatingadjacent to the loop 3, as best shown in Figure 2. r

The twisted portion 4 of the wire is bent to position the loop 3 atsubstantially right angles to the plane of the body 2, and whereby theloop 3 is disposed in offset relation to said plane.

By thus forming the device, it will be noted the spaced leg portions 5of the body 2 are resiliently retained in the position shown in Figures1 and 2,

its upper end provided with an elongated opening 13 adapted to receivethe handkerchief. The holder 9 may be formed from suitable sheetmaterialor it may readily be molded of various plastic materials suitable forthe purpose.

The device has been found very practical and that I have accomplished atleast the principal objects of my invention, and it will also beapparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments hereindescribed may be variously changed and modified without departing fromthe spirit of the invention, and that the invention is capable of usesand has advantages not herein specifically described; hence it will beappreciated that the herein disclosed embodiments are illustrative only,and that my invention is not limited thereto.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a holder of the class described, a flat-like body having a lateralextension at its upper end provided with an elongated opening forreceiving and supporting a handkerchief, and said body comprising aplurality of resiliently connected eleuseful to support a handkerchiefin a mans coat Y pocket, as shown in Figure 4. It is well known that itsometimes takes considerable time to fold a handkerchief in such amanner that when inserted into a pocket it will project therefrom in aneat and orderly fashion. By the use of the novel devicehereindisclosed, the handkerchief is simply threaded through the loop 3and pulled downwardly .therethrough. until the corners of thehandkerchief project from the upper end of the device, as shown inFigure 2. The lower portion 8 of the handkerchief may then be foldedaround the bottom end of the body 2, after which the device may beinserted. into a pocket, as shown in Figure 5. If desired, the portion 8of the handkerchief may be intucked between the resilient leg portions 5and l of the device, thereby to retain the handkerchief in a certainposition upon the device, when the latter is inserted into or removedfrom the pocket.

In the drawing Ihave shown the device constructed of a single piece ofwire. It isto be. understood, however, that it may be. constructed ofother materials, as, for example,,plastics, or sheet metal. Also in theconstruction hereindisclosed, the portions of the wire which areinterlocked by twisting, as shown at 4, to secure them together, may beotherwise secured together, if desired, as, for example, by soldering orwelding. Twisting the wires as shown at 4 in Figure 3, however, providesa verysimple operation and provides a very practical and. ruggedstructure which may be manufactured in quantity production at extremelylow cost.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art ments disposed in theplane of the body and between which portions of the handkerchief may beinserted to retain the handkerchief in the holder.

.2. In a'holder of the class described, a fiat-like body'having alateral-extension at its upper end provided with an elongated openingfor receiving and supporting a handkerchief, and said body comprising aplurality of spaced elements between which'portions of the handkerchiefmay be inserted to retain the handkerchief in the holder, and said bodyand lateral extension being formed from a single piece of wire.

3. In a holder of the class described, a fiat-like body formed fromasingle piece of wire having a portion shaped to provide an elongatedloop, and said loop being disposed at the extreme top end of the devicein substantially right angular relation to the plane-of said body withits long axis disposed'in parallel relation to the width of the body.

' WARREN E. KUGLER.

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